Sunday, December 14, 2003

Saddam: UNIX programmer?. Joey posts the absolute funniest post about Saddam's capture I hope ever to see. He points out that a picture of Saddam looking like a street bum with a huge beard.... ...is not so different from the daily condition of your average UNIX hacker. [Learning the Lessons of Nixon] 10:41:56 PM    comment []

A Strategy Can Ease the Gift Hunt. HERE are a few holiday shopping tips from professional shoppers:. By The New York Times. [New York Times: Business] 5:46:28 PM    comment []

JY Stervinou sends a pointer to SOX, an open source Swiss Army Knife for sound files. [Scripting News] 5:36:26 PM    comment []

SJ Mercury: China tries to establish homegrown tech rules. Dan Gillmor. China isn't just reluctant to pay what amount to taxes to the developed-world owners of global technology standards. With the largest domestic market on the planet, at least potentially, plus an increasingly creative and well-educated workforce, China is creating its own competitive set of standards for its own market, although the global potential is obvious. [Tomalak's Realm] Great insight from Dan about what's going on in China. Really astute. It's not only -- it's much more than -- wanting to control speech. He's right. 4:38:02 PM    comment []

Want to Build a Bridge?. New York's Williamsburg Bridge will turn 100 this week. You can honor the bridge by building your own model of it. By David Macaulay. [New York Times: Opinion] 11:14:15 AM    comment []

At Bard College, a Plan to Teach Teachers More of What They're Teaching. The president of Bard College is starting a master's program for prospective high school teachers that will address a common complaint: that teachers do not know enough. By Karen W. Arenson. [New York Times: Education] 8:57:31 AM    comment []

BBC: "Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has been captured by US forces in Iraq, the coalition says." CNN: "The arrest came with little or no resistance, a U.S. military official in Washington said Sunday. He was with a small group of aides who also were taken into custody, the official said." [Scripting News] 8:53:37 AM    comment []